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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Dong Hyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/00 (2013.01); H01L 41/22 (2013.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01); H01L 41/31 (2013.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/09 (2013.01); G10K 11/002 (2013.01); H01L 41/31 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic probe having a backing layer formed of a structure which varies acoustic impedance and a manufacturing method thereof. The ultrasonic probe includes a piezoelectric layer and a backing layer provided on a rear surface of the piezoelectric layer, and the backing layer includes a plurality of kerfs formed on a front surface thereof in a lengthwise direction, the front surface being adjacent to the rear surface of the piezoelectric layer, and the kerfs are formed such that the intervals between the kerfs are varied.